£440
GERMAN STATES (HAMBURG) - CORSINI LETTER TO LONDON ENDORSED BY NAMED SHIP'S CAPTAIN; Very fine 20 May 1590 EL from "Amborgo" (i.e. Hamburg; written in Italian - typed transcript & translation included) to Corsini "In Londra" but also endorsed "P. Kordtt [?Kurt] Picht". The contents reveal that this letter was sent "by the ship of [Captain] Kordt Picht on which we have sent you a bale, o.90 of fustian... You will pay freight, following its arrival in good condition of 5s-0d sterling...". The writer also includes a small drawing of the Cipoletti (from whom the bale came, in Cremona) merchant's mark in the margin of the letter which "matches with that of the package". Fine early letter sent directly from Hamburg to London by ship and with interesting contents. [Ex RL Corsini auction, 11 June 1986, lot 240.]Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, EARLY LETTERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MARITIME MAIL
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